乖巧 guāi qiǎo ㄍㄨㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gwaai1 haau2 HSK 7-9
- clever (child)
- smart
- lovable
- cute
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乖
- 乖乖 guāi guāi ㄍㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄞ gwaai1 gwaai1 (of a child) well-behaved
- 乖乖 guāi guai ㄍㄨㄞ ˙ㄍㄨㄞ gwaai1 gwaai1 goodness gracious!
- 乖僻 guāi pì ㄍㄨㄞ ㄆㄧˋ gwaai1 pik1 peculiar
- 乖张 乖張 guāi zhāng ㄍㄨㄞ ㄓㄤ gwaai1 zoeng1 recalcitrant
- 乖忤 guāi wǔ ㄍㄨㄞ ㄨˇ gwaai1 ng5 stubborn
Show 14 more words with 乖
- 乖戾 guāi lì ㄍㄨㄞ ㄌㄧˋ gwaai1 leoi6 perverse (behavior)
- 乖离 guāi lí ㄍㄨㄞ ㄌㄧˊ gwaai1 lei4 to part
- 乖觉 乖覺 guāi jué ㄍㄨㄞ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gwaai1 gok3 perceptive
- 乖谬 乖謬 guāi miù ㄍㄨㄞ ㄇㄧㄡˋ gwaai1 mau6 ridiculous
- 乖迕 guāi wǔ ㄍㄨㄞ ㄨˇ gwaai1 ng6 stubborn
- 乖顺 乖順 guāi shùn ㄍㄨㄞ ㄕㄨㄣˋ gwaai1 seon6 obedient (colloquial)
- 嘴乖 zuǐ guāi ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄞ zeoi2 gwaai1 (coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way
- 学乖 學乖 xué guāi ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄞ hok6 gwaai1 to learn one's lesson the hard way
- 卖乖 賣乖 mài guāi ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞ maai6 gwaai1 to show off one's cleverness
- 乖乖女 guāi guāi nǚ ㄍㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄞ ㄋㄩˇ gwaai1 gwaai1 neoi5 well-behaved girl; good girl
- 乖乖牌 guāi guāi pái ㄍㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄞ ㄆㄞˊ gwaai1 gwaai1 paai4 good little boy (or girl)
- 撒娇卖乖 撒嬌賣乖 sā jiāo mài guāi ㄙㄚ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞ saat3 giu1 maai6 gwaai1 to behave ingratiatingly
- 时乖命蹇 時乖命蹇 shí guāi mìng jiǎn ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄞ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ si4 gwaai1 ming6 gin2 bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
- 讨好卖乖 討好賣乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞ tou2 hou2 maai6 gwaai1 to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
巧
- 巧合 qiǎo hé ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ haau2 hap6 coincidence
- 巧妙 qiǎo miào ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ haau2 miu6 ingenious; clever
- 恰巧 qià qiǎo ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ hap1 haau2 by chance; as chance would have it
- 技巧 jì qiǎo ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gei6 haau2 skill
- 凑巧 湊巧 còu qiǎo ㄘㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ cau3 haau2 fortuitously
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- 碰巧 pèng qiǎo ㄆㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ pung3 haau2 by chance
- 灵巧 靈巧 líng qiǎo ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ling4 haau2 deft
- 巧克力 qiǎo kè lì ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ haau2 hak1 lik6 (loanword) chocolate
- 心灵手巧 心靈手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ sam1 ling4 sau2 haau2 capable
- 不巧 bù qiǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ bat1 haau2 too bad
- 偏巧 piān qiǎo ㄆㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˇ pin1 haau2 by coincidence
- 刚巧 剛巧 gāng qiǎo ㄍㄤ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gong1 haau2 by chance
- 取巧 qǔ qiǎo ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ceoi2 haau2 quick fix
- 可巧 kě qiǎo ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ho2 haau2 by happy coincidence
- 小巧 xiǎo qiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ siu2 haau2 small and exquisite
- 巧了 qiǎo le ㄑㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄌㄜ haau2 liu5 what a coincidence!
- 巧人 qiǎo rén ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ haau2 jan4 Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid (Tw)
- 巧匠 qiǎo jiàng ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ haau2 zoeng6 skilled workman
- 巧妇 巧婦 qiǎo fù ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄨˋ haau2 fu5 clever wife
- 巧家 Qiǎo jiā ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ haau2 gaa1 see 巧家县
Idioms with these characters
- 花言巧语 花言巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ faa1 jin4 haau2 jyu5 graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
- 巧立名目 qiǎo lì míng mù ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
- 巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ haau2 sit3 jyu4 wong4 lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)
Show 3 more idioms with 巧
- 巧言令色 qiǎo yán lìng sè ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄜˋ haau2 jin4 ling6 sik1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
- 熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˇ suk6 nang4 sang1 haau2 with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
- 小巧玲珑 小巧玲瓏 xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ siu2 haau2 ling4 lung4 (idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite